Rally Great Britain 2015
| Racing data | |
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| 13th of 13 rounds of the 2015 World Rally Championship | |
| Surname: | Rally Great Britain (Wales) |
| Date: | 13-15 November 2015 |
| Begin: | Wales |
| Exams: | 19 tests over 310.15 km |
| Distance: | 1469.29 km |
| Covering: | gravel |
| Podium | |
| First: |
 Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Motorsport
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| Second: |
 Kris Meeke Citroën World Rally Team
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| Third: |
 Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Motorsport
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The 71st Rally Great Britain ( Wales ) took place from November 13th to 15th, 2015. A total of 19 special stages were driven on gravel.
Reports
Day 1 (Friday, November 13th)
The 2015 World Rally Championship season finale got off to a good start for Sébastien Ogier ( Volkswagen ) . The three-time world champion led the rally after the first day in rain and fog. In third place team mate Andreas Mikkelsen . Citroën works driver Kris Meeke , who won the fourth special stage, claimed second place . In all other special stages Ogier dominated, he set five best times on Friday. Meeke showed a good performance but didn't think about winning. A good result would be important for Citroën as they were only four points ahead of the third-placed Hyundai team in the Manufacturers' World Championship.
The rally came to an early end for Jari-Matti Latvala (Volkswagen). The three-time winner of the season and currently runner-up in the World Championship got off the track on the second special stage and got stuck in a depression next to the road. He can start again on Saturday under the Rally 2 regulations .
Mads Østberg (Citroën) had a solid day and held fourth place. Despite a spin, Dani Sordo is the best Hyundai driver in fifth. Team-mate Hayden Paddon's hydraulics failed in the afternoon. Nevertheless, Paddon is in seventh place in the evening. Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) was once again unlucky, tearing off his left rear wheel in SS3.
Day 2 (Saturday, November 14th)
Sébastien Ogier had everything under control during the nine special stages on Saturday. His best time in SS15 was also Volkswagen's 500th in the World Rally Championship. In the overall standings, Ogier was leading with 35.7 seconds ahead of Citroën works driver Kris Meeke before the final Sunday . The service was extremely difficult for the driver to assess. Sometimes there was thick fog on the special stages, rain made the gravel roads muddy and slippery. Meeke's team-mate Mads Østberg slipped into the ditch in the eleventh special stage and fell back to eighth place. Meeke then slowed down a bit and managed the lead over third-placed Andreas Mikkelsen (Volkswagen / +24.7) in the afternoon and in the two night stages.
Behind the podium there was a close three-way battle for fourth place. After Østberg slipped off the road, it turned into a duel between Ott Tänak (Ford) and Dani Sordo (Hyundai). Tänak prevailed and won the 13th special stage, which was 2.06 kilometers long. His lead over Sordo was 14.7 seconds before the final day.
There were problems again at Jari-Matti Latvala (Volkswagen), he retired in the morning due to technical problems. Thierry Neuville started the day with two best times, but then he overturned dangerously in the 11th special stage. Neuville and co-driver Nicolas Gilsoul were unharmed. The car's roll cage was damaged in the accident and the Hyundai duo had to end the rally for good.
3rd day (Sunday, November 15th)
Sébastien Ogier (Volkswagen) won nine of the 19 special stages in Wales and controlled everything from the start. Kris Meeke was 26 seconds behind at the finish. With second place he secured Citroën second place in the manufacturers' world championship ahead of Hyundai . Andreas Mikkelsen completed the podium . However, this third place was not enough for Jari-Matti Latvala , who won the power stage (SS19), to compete for the vice world championship. The decision about fourth place was made on Sunday morning in the 16th special stage. Ott Tänak retired due to an accident, which meant that Sordo could safely take fourth place.
Registration list
Vehicles not registered as WRC, WRC-2 and WRC-3 were not included in this list.
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Classifications
Bottom line
| rank | driver | Co-driver | automobile | time | Residue | Points + Power Stage | |||
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| WRC | |||||||||
| 1 |
Sébastien Ogier
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Julien Ingrassia
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 3: 03: 02.0 | 25th | ||||
| 2 |
Kris Meeke
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 Paul Nagle
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Citroën DS3 WRC | 3: 03: 28.0 | 00: 26.0 | 18th | |||
| 3 |
Andreas Mikkelsen
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Ola Fløne
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 3: 03: 38.2 | 00: 36.2 | 15 + 2 | |||
| 4th |
 Dani Sordo
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Marc Mari
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Hyundai i20 WRC | 3: 05: 53.3 | 02: 51.3 | 12 | |||
| 5 |
 Hayden Paddon
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John Kennard
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Hyundai i20 WRC | 3: 06: 02.5 | 03: 00.5 | 10 | |||
| 6th |
Elfyn Evans
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Daniel Barritt
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3: 06: 11.1 | 03: 09.1 | 8th | |||
| 7th |
Mads Østberg
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 Jonas Andersson
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Citroën DS3 WRC | 3: 07: 30.4 | 04: 28.4 | 6th | |||
| 8th |
Stéphane Lefebvre
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 Stéphane Prévot
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Citroën DS3 WRC | 3: 08: 40.4 | 05: 38.4 | 4th | |||
| 9 |
 Robert Kubica
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Maciej Szcepaniak
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3: 09: 24.7 | 06: 22.7 | 2 | |||
| 10 |
 Lorenzo Bertelli
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Lorenzo Granai
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 3: 11: 07.0 | 08: 05.0 | 1 | |||
| WRC2 | |||||||||
| 1 (11) |
 Teemu Suninen
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Mikko Markkula
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Škoda Fabia S2000 | 3:15: 01.4 | 11: 59.4 | 25th | |||
| 2 (12) |
Eric Camilli
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Benjamin Veillas
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 3: 15: 20.6 | 12: 18.6 | 18th | |||
| 3 (13) |
Craig Breen
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Scott Martin
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Peugeot 208 T16 | 3: 16: 03.4 | 13: 01.4 | 15th | |||
| 4 (16) |
 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari
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Marshall Clarke
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Ford Fiesta RRC | 3: 21: 15.5 | 18: 13.5 | 12 | |||
| 5 (17) |
Jarosław Kołtun
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Ireneusz Pleskot
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 3: 24: 10.7 | 21: 08.7 | 10 | |||
| 6 (18) |
 Nicolas Fuchs
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 Fernando Mussano
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 3: 24: 22.1 | 21: 20.1 | 8th | |||
| 7 (19) |
Quentin Giordano
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Valentin Sarreaud
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Citroën DS3 R5 | 3: 28: 08.9 | 25: 06.9 | 6th | |||
| 8 (22) |
Nile Solans
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Sotos Miquel Ibáñez
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Peugeot 208 T16 | 3: 31: 45.2 | 28: 43.2 | 4th | |||
| 9 (23) |
 Joan Carchat
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Claudi Ribeiro
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 3: 35: 14.6 | 32: 12.6 | 2 | |||
| 10 (26) |
Massimiliano Rendina
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Emanuele Inglesi
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 3: 38: 57.2 | 35: 55.2 | 1 | |||
| WRC3 | |||||||||
| 1 (24) |
Ole Christian Veiby
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Not so Jaeger
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Citroën DS3 R3T Max | 3: 35: 38.0 | 32: 36.0 | 25th | |||
| 2 (27) |
Fabioi Andolfi
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Simone Scattolin
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Peugeot 208 VTi R2 | 3: 40: 02.2 | 37: 00.2 | 18th | |||
| 3 (28) |
Quentin Gilbert
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Renaud Jamoul
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Citroën DS3 R3T Max | 3: 41: 21.8 | 38: 19.8 | 15th | |||
| 4 (34) |
Terry Folb
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Franck Le Floch
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Citroën DS3 R3T Max | 3: 53: 12.5 | 50: 10.5 | 12 | |||
| 5 (35) |
Pierre-Louis Loubet
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Victor Belotto
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Citroën DS3 R3T Max | 3: 54: 53.4 | 51: 51.4 | 10 | |||
| 6 (45) |
William Wagner
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Kevin Parent
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Citroën DS3 R3T Max | 4: 15: 47.3 | 1: 12: 45.3 | 8th | |||
| JWRC | |||||||||
| 1 (24) |
Ole Christian Veiby
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Not so Jaeger
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Citroën DS3 R3T Max | 3: 35: 38.0 | 32: 36.0 | 25th | |||
| 2 (28) |
Quentin Gilbert
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Renaud Jamoul
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Citroën DS3 R3T Max | 3: 41: 21.8 | 38: 19.8 | 18th | |||
| 3 (34) |
Terry Folb
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Franck Le Floch
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Citroën DS3 R3T Max | 3: 53: 12.5 | 50: 10.5 | 15th | |||
| 4 (35) |
Pierre-Louis Loubet
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Victor Belotto
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Citroën DS3 R3T Max | 3: 54: 53.4 | 51: 51.4 | 12 | |||
| 5 (45) |
William Wagner
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Kevin Parent
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Citroën DS3 R3T Max | 4: 15: 47.3 | 1: 12: 45.3 | 10 | |||
Jari-Matti Latvala (Volkswagen) won the power stage and got three championship points for it. Robert Kubica (Ford) got one world championship point for third place.
Special stages
| Day | WP number |
WP name | length | Start CEST -1 | driver | Co-driver | automobile | time | Ø km / h | leader |
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| Day 1 Nov 13 |
WP1 | Hafren 1 | 32.14 km | 09:24 |
Sébastien Ogier
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Julien Ingrassia
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 18: 28.2 | 104.4 km / h |
Sébastien Ogier
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| WP2 | Sweet Lamb 1 | 3.33 km | 10:07 |
Sébastien Ogier
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Julien Ingrassia
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 2: 06.3 | 94.9 km / h | ||
| WP3 | Myherin 1 | 30.23 km | 10:24 |
Sébastien Ogier
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Julien Ingrassia
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 17: 01.8 | 106.5 km / h | ||
| WP4 | Hafren 2 | 32.14 km | 13:32 |
Kris Meeke
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Paul Nagle
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Citroën DS3 WRC | 18: 56.8 | 101.8 km / h | ||
| WP5 | Sweet Lamb 2 | 3.33 km | 14:15 |
Sébastien Ogier
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Julien Ingrassia
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 2: 09.4 | 92.6 km / h | ||
| WP6 | Myherin 2 | 30.23 km | 14:32 |
Sébastien Ogier
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Julien Ingrassia
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 17: 15.8 | 105.1 km / h | ||
| Service Park 6:04 p.m. (45 min) | ||||||||||
| Day 2 Nov. 14 |
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| Service Park 05:00 a.m. (15 min) | ||||||||||
| WP7 | Gartheiniog 1 | 11.34 km | 07:29 |
Thierry Neuville
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Nicolas Gilsoul
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Hyundai i20 WRC | 7: 03.4 | 96.4 km / h | ||
| WP8 | Dyfi 1 | 25.86 km | 07:58 |
Thierry Neuville
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Nicolas Gilsoul
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Hyundai i20 WRC | 15: 10.1 | 102.3 km / h | ||
| WP9 | Gartheiniog 2 | 11.34 km | 09:38 |
Andreas Mikkelsen
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Ola Fløne
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 7: 14.4 | 94.0 km / h | ||
| WP10 | Dyfi 2 | 25.86 km | 10:07 |
Sébastien Ogier
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Julien Ingrassia
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 15: 23.2 | 100.8 km / h | ||
| WP11 | Dyfnant 1 | 19.02 km | 11:50 |
Sébastien Ogier
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Julien Ingrassia
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 11: 03.3 | 103.2 km / h | ||
| WP12 | Aberhirnant 1 | 13.91 km | 12:48 |
Sébastien Ogier
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Julien Ingrassia
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 7: 44.7 | 107.8 km / h | ||
| WP13 | Chirk Castle | 2.06 km | 14:26 |
 Ott Tanak
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Ragjo Mölder
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 1: 33.3 | 79.5 km / h | ||
| Service Park 3:37 p.m. (30 min) | ||||||||||
| WP14 | Dyfnant 2 | 19.02 km | 18:18 |
Andreas Mikkelsen
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Ola Fløne
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 11: 10.0 | 102.2 km / h | ||
| WP15 | Aberhirnant 2 | 13.91 km | 19:16 |
Sébastien Ogier
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Julien Ingrassia
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 7: 50.5 | 106.4 km / h | ||
| Service Park 9:09 p.m. (45 min) | ||||||||||
| Day 3 Nov 15th |
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| Service Park 07:00 a.m. (15 min) | ||||||||||
| WP16 | Brenig 1 | 10.50 km | 08:26 |
Jari-Matti Latvala
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Miikka Anttila
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 6: 46.5 | 94.2 km / h | ||
| WP17 | Alwen | 10.41 km | 08:53 |
Jari-Matti Latvala
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Miikka Anttila
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 5: 44.0 | 108.9 km / h | ||
| WP18 | Great Orme | 4.74 km | 10:11 |
Jari-Matti Latvala
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Miikka Anttila
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 2: 38.8 | 107.5 km / h | ||
| WP19 | Brenig 2 (power stage) | 10.50 km | 12:08 |
Jari-Matti Latvala
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Miikka Anttila
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 6: 50.3 | 93.4 km / h | ||
| Service Park 1:34 p.m. (10 min) | ||||||||||
* During the specified times, you can work on the cars in the Service Park.
Source:
Driver ranking after the rally
The scoring system for the first ten drivers is 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1. For the power stage, the three fastest drivers each receive 3-2-1 bonus points for the drivers' world championship.
| Item | driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sébastien Ogier
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263 |
| 2 |
Jari-Matti Latvala
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183 |
| 3 |
Andreas Mikkelsen
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171 |
| 4th |
Mads Østberg
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116 |
| 5 |
Kris Meeke
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112 |
| 6th |
Thierry Neuville
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90 |
| 7th |
Elfyn Evans
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89 |
| 8th |
Dani Sordo
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89 |
| 9 |
Hayden Paddon
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84 |
| 10 |
Ott Tanak
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63 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ motorsport-total.com: Sebastien Ogier leads Kris Meeke , accessed on November 14, 2015
- ↑ motorsport-total.com: Sebastien Ogier drives towards victory , accessed on November 15, 2015
- ↑ motorsport-total.com: Sebastien Ogier wins confidently , accessed on November 21, 2015
- ↑ ewrc-results.com: Entry list , accessed on November 1, 2015
- ↑ ewrc-results.com: ITINERARY , accessed on November 7, 2015
Web links
- Information and results at http://www.wrc.com/
- Official Site http://www.walesrallygb.com/
Coordinates: 52 ° 21 ′ N , 3 ° 38 ′ W
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